Author Archives: Sharon Knight

About Sharon Knight

Sharon Knight is a nationally touring musician captivated by magic, mystery, and the epic. She has used music as a means to explore the otherworldly for most of her life. She is co-founder and front woman for neo-tribal folk-metal band Pandemonaeon, and also has a solo acoustic project rooted in Celtic tradition. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she spends most of her time doing weird things with folk music. You can find her at www.sharonknight.net and www.pandemonaeon.net

Musings on Magic

I have been featured on the cover of Witches and Pagans magazine! This is exciting for me, as visibilty is the name of the game for us musicianly types, so thanks Witches and Pagans! For those of you who didn’t … Continue reading

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On Waking Dead, Mad, or a Poet

There is a mountain in Northern Wales called Cadair Idris, which means “The Chair of Idris”. Idris is a giant from Welsh mythology, although the name may also refer to a famous Welsh warrior-prince of the 7th century, who once … Continue reading

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Sometimes, You Just Need To Go In The Blanket Fort

You know. I am just going to say it. This week, I hit a wall. I have been feeling frustrated and discouraged as to how to move my grand mission forward. It all feels like it’s growing too slowly, yet … Continue reading

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Peace and Violins

Greetings, and welcome to my second installment of “Inspiring Things That Happened at Pantheacon.” This one concerning a very magical violin. Winter and I were settling in to our hotel room when a fellow I’ve met, but don’t know well, came by … Continue reading

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Song Magic

I recently returned from our annual gathering of the tribes and have spent the bulk of my day in a very inspired place.  There were two key events for me this year at Pantheacon: The first was encountering Patrick McCollum’s … Continue reading

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The Ring of Enchantment – coming February 1st

Hey there Clan – It looks like I will be ready to lauch the Ring of Enchantment Feb. 1st. So naturally I’d love to get a feel for who is interested! Please come on over to the invitation page, read … Continue reading

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On Dogs, and the Unquenchable Spirit of Love

While Winter and I were out on tour, heading to New Orleans on a crisp October morning, we pulled off to a gas station somewhere in the South. As I headed toward the door, a very friendly dog came up … Continue reading

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Contemplating the Artist-Patron Relationship

Wherein I explore the “Hunger Games – Touring Musician Style” video log-fundraiser, and weigh its successes and shortcomings…. Winter and I are back from our tour through the South. We are mostly unpacked and integrating back into our home life, … Continue reading

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The Hunger Games – Touring Musician Style – Final Day!

Here is our last video of the series, wherein we perform in Denton TX for the first time, and then I meander home, featuring some of the gorgeous landscapes I have the good fortune to immerse myself in on these … Continue reading

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Hunger Games – Touring Musician Style – Day 39

Hey Cuties – So here we are, the penultimate day of this videolog experiment, and the penultimate video. After our Saint Louis gig, which was fantastic, we went on to have a few shows that were sparsely attended indeed! We … Continue reading

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